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Loup: https://twitter.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1354512811074973701?s=19there it is? Tell me you were influenced, even a little, by the new Tag Team commercial?

I don't know how cheap he will be. He's looking to cash in this year and wants a multiple year contract.

I'm with you on Realmuto. I'm having a hard time letting go on Springer. He's been so consistently good and fit a glaring need like a glove. Long term deals are tough, but this one would have ended in his age 36 season. Not terrible.

Yup. Is Realmuto more than twice as good as McCann? I guess we wait and see.

Fuck Hader. Let's go get Bryant. What does it cost us realistically?

Omg. Poor Nimmo in that situation.

It's becoming apparent that Sandy and I don't see eye to eye at all. Of all the big free agents, Bauer would have been last on my list. But it seems like this is the one where he's being the most aggressive. I mean, if I were going to blow by the tax, then it's Springer, Hand and maybe Sugano. Even if Bauer signs we still need a CF and a lefty reliever. I just don't get it.

Now that the prime lefty relief merchandise is off the shelf, what else do we have available for purchase that will help us with nagging late-inning lefty-removal? -- Solid, good old reliable mid-shelf lefty brand, like, say, https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=wilsoju10&year=2019&t=pJustin https://www.fangraphs.com/players/justin-wilson/4301/stats?position=PWilson: round peg for round hole; familiar, if uncreative, problem-solving -- Surprisingly effective off-label-use righty, a la https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=rosentr01&year=Career&t=pTrevor https://www.fangraphs.com/players/trevor-rosenthal/10745/stats?position=PRosenthal, with a surprising https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=rosentr01&year=Career&t=pplatoon tilt : interesting, if potentially-more-expensive option (potential bonus: extra Trevor) -- Discount rack/"woke" brand (and cheap bounce-back candidate?) https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/doolise01.shtmlSean https://www.fangraphs.com/players/sean-doolittle/1581/stats?position=PDoolittle: likely cheap, veddddddddy interesting, possibly done -- Something else you're considering putting in the cart? Hi. I'm Oliver Perez. And I demand to be in the cart.

I'm wondering if the Mets regret signing May. His $8M could come in handy right now with a lot of holes to fill. And of all of our needs, I'm not sure RH relief pitcher was all that high. Too late now, but just thinking out loud.

Edgy MD wrote: 　　"Well, Mr. MD, we've interviewed several fine candidates. But we've all come to agree that one stands head and shoulders above the rest. 　　We'd love you to be the 15th general manager in Mets history." 　　　　"Mr. Alderson, I'm honored." 　　"We've sent a copy of our terms to your agent KC. I think you'll find the offer to be generous. Why don't the two of you look it over? 　　We just need to cross some T's on our background check." 　　　　"Cross some T's?" 　　"Just pro-forma stuff. It shouldn't be a problem. I mean, you haven't been sending pictures of your cock to anybody, have you?" 　　　　"JESUS, God, no! You CERTAINLY won't have anything to worry about there. Hah!" 　　"Yeah, I know, but it's a strange world out there these days. People sending photos of their dicks ... people sending photos of somebody 　　else's dick ... ." 　　　　"Ummm ... " Brilliant. I know it's not a funny matter. But what is the thinking behind sending a picture of someone else's penis to woo a woman?

"And as far as we know, has never sent a photo of his penis to anyone. At least we fucking hope not." “Or anyone else's penis.”

So now what. I guess I would ask the Brewers about Cain. I could also live with Juan Lagares until the Marlins fall out of it and make Marte available. I think Bradley is a waste of money.

=nymr83 post_id=54426 time=1611123209 user_id=54] The Wilpon era ending doesnt mean we will get EVERY player the fanbase wants. If the Mets added another mid-rotation starter or even #4 innings eater (odorizzi?), some outfield help or depth, and locked up Lindor OR Conforto before Spring Training for the longterm I would call the offseason a successful enough one. If on top of that they added Bauer or upgraded 3B in meaningful way plus Brad Hand, the offseason could still be a homerun

6 years. 120-125M was the Mets rumored offer.

Done deal. 6 years 150M. Shit day for the Mets.

If true, this is a big miss for the Mets.

=Fman99 post_id=54278 time=1611061758 user_id=86] I've been drunk and stupid since 1987 and still managed to not send photos of my boner to anyone. There haven't even been any close calls. And this is ME we're talking about. No means no, dude.

Curious. How could the Mets have known about this?

Yours can be arranged for wealthy VIP donors. Perfect.

=metsmarathon post_id=54136 time=1610857259 user_id=83] I thought this thread was about bob ojeda...

I listened to this podcast of Jon Heyman interviewing Sandy Alderson. Full disclosure, I didn't realize it was Heyman until after it was done. He sounds like he's 100 years old by the way. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-time-baseball-a-radio-com-sports-original/id1458916969https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-time-baseball-a-radio-com-sports-original/id1458916969 Anyway, the takeaway here is that Sandy says they are loosely engaged with Springer, while expressing the need to add an outfielder, preferably right-handed. If I'm reading between the lines here, it seems like Springer is a possibility, but that Sandy and company seem content to wait it out and see if he comes around to them at their price. The suggestion here is that getting Lindor takes away the pressure to bring in Springer. In essence, I think Sandy is trying to negate any leverage that Springer may have felt he had by fans like me, and media designating Springer a "must get". Bottom line, I think we may get Springer, only if meets our asking price, and that if it happens, it's likely not going to happen for a while.

Turner and Soto are stars. Schwarber and Bell are dangerous power hitters. It still could be a pretty good lineup, depending on which Bell shows up for 2021.

This bro spent a week in the US and was like yeah I'm good.

Glove is already top notch. Great hands, which make you think he'll hit for average long term. It really comes down to if he has enough power to become a star, but he'll be a very good MLB shortstop for many years.

Now that we have Lindor in hand, there is speculation that Springer is less likely than he was before. Not sure how true that is, but I guess we should start considering other options. Unless we want a repeat of Nimmo in CF, which the analytics guys are not crazy about, I'm sure. There are rumblings about Jackie Bradley Jr. Not sure what it would cost to get him, but MLB Trade Rumors predicts him at 2 years, $16MM. I'd be inclined to skip that for a guy with a career OPS of .732. Over 30 guy who's value is mainly in defense. Not sure what other CF options there are. I'm sure the Brewers would love to unload Lorenzo Cain, who had a down year in 2019 and opted out of 2020. Article here: https://www.brewcrewball.com/2020/12/1/21755152/milwaukee-brewers-trade-candidates-lorenzo-cainhttps://www.brewcrewball.com/2020/12/1/21755152/milwaukee-brewers-trade-candidates-lorenzo-cain You'd think Starling Marte would become available during the year if Miami falls out of it. I don't know. At the risk of sounding greedy, I still think Springer is the one guy the Mets needed the most.